Amid various states and Union Territories complaining of a shortage of Covid-19 vaccines, the Delhi government on Monday announced that the national capital is likely to receive its first consignment of Sputnik V, the Russian Covid-19 vaccine, in June. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal made the announcement earlier today while launching a special vaccination drive […]
By: Javeed Bhat MK Srinagar India objected to the remarks made by President of the UN General Assembly Volkan Bozkir about Jammu and Kashmir and described these remarks as unwarranted. According to the PTI news agency India hit out at President of the UN General Assembly Volkan Bozkir for his comments on Jammu and Kashmir, […]
India on Friday recorded 1,73,790, new coronavirus cases which is the lowest single-day rise in coronavirus cases in the last 45 days. With the cases reported on Friday India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 2,77,29,247, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll climbed to 3,22,512 with 3,617 […]
The national capital which has been under strict lockdown since April 15 due to the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic will be unlocked phase-wise from Monday (May 31). A decision in this regard was taken during a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) chaired by Delhi Lt. Governor Anil Baijal on Friday. […]
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee might give a miss to her scheduled meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in West Midnapore district on Friday afternoon. During the meeting, Modi and Banerjee are going to discuss the damage, relief and reconstruction following the devastations caused by cyclone Yaas. It is the first meeting scheduled between Modi and […]
Heavy rain and strong winds have been reported in the coastal districts of West Bengal since Wednesday morning as cyclone Yaas made landfall in neighbouring Odisha. However, what seems to be the main concern of the West Bengal administration is the fact that the coastal districts of South 24-Parganas and East Midnapore are already witnessing […]
For the first time since April 14, India’s daily Covid-19 cases fell below the two lakh-mark on Monday as the country logged 1,96,427 new coronavirus infections and 3,511 fatalities. With the latest addition, the national Covid caseload has surged to 2.69 crore, according to the Union health ministry. India’s Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh […]
Reporting a steady decline in the number of daily coronavirus infections, India logged 2,22,315 new cases and 4,454 fatalities during the last 24 hours. With the latest addition, the country’s Covid caseload stands at 2.6 crore while the national death toll has risen to 3,03,720. India’s active caseload stands at 27,20,716, according to Union health […]
Sounding alarm bells amid the national capital facing a shortage of Covid-19 vaccines, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that the inoculation drive for those aged 18-44 years will shut down in the city from Sunday. He further urged the Centre to immediately replenish Delhi’s vaccine stock. Stating that the national capital requires […]
For the fifth consecutive day, the daily rise in coronavirus cases in India remained below 3 lakh with 2.59 lakh new cases recorded in a single day. With the fresh cases, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases climbed to 2,60,31,991. The death toll climbed to 2,91,331 with 4,209 daily deaths, according to the Union Health Ministry data […]